# French for 'corny' **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2000, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633 "2000-09-18T18:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/1 "2000-09-18T18:07:43Z")
I was going to post this in General Questions, but it didn’t seem to be quite as important or urgent as the other questions there, so I hope this is a good enough forum. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew a word or phrase, in French, that is roughly similar to “corny” (ex: the fairy tale ending of that movie was corny). My friend was unable to grasp the meaning of the word, so I am hoping a French translation would help. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/2 "2000-09-18T18:13:16Z")
le poop chuck ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/3 "2000-09-18T18:14:35Z")
damn, that was supposed to be “le poop _chunk_” \ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/4 "2000-09-18T20:09:40Z")
“cul-cul”, or so says Globe-Trotter. But she said it could be purely Quebecois too, so YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![saam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@saam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saam)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/5 "2000-09-19T00:17:40Z")
The word “corny” is so corny. Does anyone still say that? (Except Hehaw reruns?) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/6 "2000-09-19T00:47:54Z")
oh god, I learned the Québécois word for this, and now I forget. If it comes to me I’ll post it ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/7 "2000-09-19T13:35:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*“le poop _chunk_” > > \ \*\* Well…its been a couple years since french class, but I’m pretty sure that this is not the right phrase. However, I will try the other two suggestions (YMMV?), thanks for the responses. Also…in the context of the moment, the word corny was appropriate. I don’t know about HeeHaw reruns, but you’d be surprised how often I am able to use the word in normal conversations. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/8 "2000-09-19T13:40:31Z")
Your Mileage May Vary 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/9 "2000-09-19T14:14:19Z")
Oh! I thought it was some sort of French-Canadian slang 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/10 "2000-09-19T17:54:24Z")
I think the word Coldfire suggested fits pretty well. “cul-cul” (pronounced kuku) meaning stupid or naive. ---
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/11 "2000-09-19T18:26:06Z")
Yup. I told her it could be translated as “cul-cul” and that seemed to clear things up. BTW, I guess the formal version of that word is “ecule”. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/12 "2000-09-20T00:29:50Z")
FWIW (“for what is is worth” ;)), “cul” means ass, or rather, asshole - in the most literal sense. Could it stem from that meaning? Oh, Globe-Trotter, help us out here 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/13 "2000-09-20T00:33:29Z")
Jerry Lewis? ---
**Author:** ![Malarky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Malarky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malarky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/14 "2000-09-20T00:54:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Starbury \* > \*\*I was going to post this in General Questions, but it didn’t seem to be quite as important or urgent as the other questions there, so I hope this is a good enough forum. > > Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew a word or phrase, in French, that is roughly similar to “corny” (ex: the fairy tale ending of that movie was corny). > > My friend was unable to grasp the meaning of the word, so I am hoping a French translation would help. > \*\* “CORNY”? Damn, I thought you said HORNY!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/15 "2000-09-20T13:40:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Malarky \* > \*\* > “CORNY”? Damn, I thought you said HORNY!😃 \*\* Well, I’ve always thought the best way to say that in French was ‘voulez-vous couchez avec moi’… ---
**Author:** ![Malarky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Malarky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malarky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/16 "2000-09-21T00:14:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Starbury \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Malarky \* > > \*\* > > “CORNY”? Damn, I thought you said HORNY!😃 \*\* > > Well, I’ve always thought the best way to say that in French was ‘voulez-vous couchez avec moi’… \*\* Err…no hablo French…don’t wanna sound dumb…but what’d you say? In English, por favor?:):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/17 "2000-09-21T13:47:50Z")
Voulez-vous couchez avec moi: ‘Would you like to sleep with me?’ ---
**Author:** ![Malarky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Malarky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malarky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/18 "2000-09-21T16:09:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Starbury \* > \*\*Voulez-vous couchez avec moi: > > ‘Would you like to sleep with me?’ \*\* Well now that all depends…you’re male right?😉 I’ve had accidental lesbian experiances on-line before!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/19 "2000-09-21T16:21:44Z")
Yup, I’m a guy. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Malarky \* > \*\*I’ve had accidental lesbian experiances on-line before!🙂 \*\* And I believe the appropriate french response to this would simply be to suggest: “Menage a trois?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Malarky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Malarky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malarky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633/20 "2000-09-21T16:31:40Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Starbury_ > \*\* > And I believe the appropriate french response to this would simply be to suggest: “Menage a trois?” 😃 > > \*\* _rowr_…find me a Christina Ricci look alike and I’m in!!! 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-for-corny/33633.md?page=2)